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Gen. Grant was Not There.

WHAT THE PILOT OF THE BELLE OF MEMPHIS SAYS.
Charles NJ. Scott, Old river pilot writes as fol-
lows to the st. Louis Republican in reply TO Gen.
BoyntOn's letter about Grant and Rawlins, re-
Gently published:
mo friend OF Grant viii for one moment claim
that he was absolutely temperate at all times but
when such stories as that he went down to meet a
flag OF truce from Columbus, meeting Gen. Cheat
ham and stall and getting drunk and exchanging
uniforms, &C., are told it is time that some one
really conyerSant with the facts should give them
to the public. Having been engaged as pilot on
the Belle or Memphis the steamer that carried the
flag OF truce that was sent down to bury the dead
at Belmont. and which was the only flag OF truce
that was sent down, can speak authOritatively
Gen. Grant did not go DOWN on that expedition
The command was intruSted TO Col. Webster the
chief engineer Of Grants staff, who met and enter
tanned Gen. Cheatham and his staff. assert and
can prove by living witnesses that, although sew
neither OF the commanding officers INDUCED to an
extent approaching drunkenness"
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A Woman Slayer Lynched.
he KILLED A GIRL AND TRIED TO MURDER HER
MOTHER AND SISTER.


MOTHER AND SISTER.
Particulars OF fearful tragedy committed near
Sharpsv1lle, washington county, KY, have been
received at Louisville. Last Tuesday afternoon
Lud Cornish, wild, drinking character, about 30
years old, called at the house OF John Green a re-
spectacle farmer. At the t1me the only persons
about the house were Mrs. Green and her two
daughters-Lulu, aged Is, and Jennie, aged Ii.
Cornish entered the sitting room and engaged the
women in conversation. A few minutes afuer his
entrance the mother left the room to look after
some matters In another part OF the house. She
had been out very bIiefj time when one pistol
shot, quickly followed bt another, echoed from
the sitting room. Screamsf followed the reports,
and the sound OF body falling heavily 10 the
floor. The frantic mother rushed into the room
and found The bleeding horn OF her eldest girl
stretched on the door. Cornish stood in the middle
OF the room with a revolver in MS hand and the
mother entered he raised Ind fired third shot,
the ball penetrating MRS. Green's hand. He then
made an attempt to Shl tcJ the younger girl, who
was Wr1ngIng her hands and screaming VITA
fright, but fortunately tte mainspr1ng OF the PTS
TOT broke. Finding he Sd shoot no more Cornish
knocked Mrs. Green dOw1 with the butt OF it and
escaped iron, the house. bic fed TO his home, some
miles away, and procuring arms and ammunition,
barrlcaded the doors. The neighborhOOd was soon
aroused and the sheriff ljotified. lie summoned q
determined posse, Surrt{ ,nded the house and, al
though Cornish resiStdi, nring several shots, he
was finally captured anf taken TO Springfield, the
county seat. Saturday hight mob composed Of
seventy live men enter3d the Jail and secured the
prisoner. He was taxed about TWO miles north OF
the town and hanged
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HUNTING HoBBERS m NEW AHxIC0-LaSt Mon
day Detectives Franklin and Marsh, accompanied
by four Determined men, started with bloodh0unds
In pursuit Of gang OF robbers who have been OPP
Grating In tie vicinity OF Albuquerque, n. n, for
six mOnthsI The news reached albuquerque Sat-
urday that the robbers had been Overtaken and Q
desperate Encounter ensued. The robbers were
tracked intb HelIs canon, eighty miles south, and
when they discovered they were surrounded they
prepared fdr light; The detective party were too
many for them, however, ana they succeeded N
Hardy Foster, and capturing two The fourth rob
Der made 1fs escape. One OF the prisoners Is said
to be Chaflie Ross who murdered Marshal Nc
CURE last November ana subsequently broke jail
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Indiana ElOggeFs.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BY MEANS OF HICK-
SWITCHES.

URY SWITCHES.
One OF the Chicago papers gives the result OF its
Investigation OF the operation OF the hickory
switching clubs, said To exist in orange Harrison
and Crawford counties Of southern Indiana. The
clubs received some nOtoriety four months ago in
the rough usage OF a woman a few miles from Eng
lish. she was suspected or gross immortality and
was dragged from her house at midnight Her
companion, young man named Bostwick, was
taken TO a tree and logged she was not whipped,
but was roughly handed. The more recent fog
ging is described as having occurred live days ago,
OF a man NAMED Joe Williams, at Marengo in
Crawford county, who was charged with having
squandered all his money In drink, leaving his
wife and three children in a starving condition.
After having been warned TO go TO work, and fail
ing to do SO, he was taken one night 10 big wal
tree the outskirts OF the village and logged
with hickory switches into Inconsistencies. He
is now at his home i'm bed, showing frightful cuts
On his back. A few nights before Wm Ii. Trot-
ter WAS whipped under almost similar conditions.
The wife OF TroJter had been working out To obtain
a living. She says her husband has now gone to
work and is showing great affection for her and
the children.
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THE ossGEs WANT TO BE LET ALoNR.-A dispatch

THE OsAGEs WANT TO BE LET ALoNR.-A dispatch
from Tahlequah, Ind. T., gives an interview with
a Mr.. johnson, OF the Usage nation, I'm regard to
the condition ard progress OF the Usage Indians
which they are becoming civilized, and how fast
they are taking hold Of the white mans ways
The OSageS are somewhat exercised Just now over
the bill that has passed Congress TO divide their
lands In severaty, but they are greatly I'm hopes
that the President will veto the bill They have
sent TO Washington strong protest against the
measure, citing divers tribes that have tried this
experiment. showing that they have, In many in
stances become paupers and wanderers upon the
face OF the earth. All they ask is to be let alone
and that their treaties be observed and they will
solve what the white people call q problem, and
show to the world that Indians can become civil
tied
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SuIliVan's Broken Arm.
IT FEELS BETTER SINCE DIX. sAYRE RESET II, AMI

THE CHAMPION Is CHEERFUL.
The New York Sun OF sunday says: John l. Sui
Ivan sat In big arm chair last night and nursed
his injured arm. 81 am very well barring my
ARM" he said, 'but OF course you know that feels
squeamiSh. 1t is great deal easier though, since
Dr. Sayre reset II and put IL In right good
shape. l expect shall be out and able TO put Oh
the gloves before long. When do, though, you
can bet your life Will be all right, and viii be in
trim for business.
"WhoIn do you expect to meet?"
"Weil. want another whack at Cardiff first,
and then will meet, or course, anybody who will
face me- Ii Jem Smith comes over he Can get ON a
match very handiiy."
81 made up my mind my arm was not set right, "
the champion continued sand came ON especially
to see DIR. Sayre. My arm panied me all the way
here, and ann glad saw my own surgeon and
had the arm reset. or course it hurt, and felt
sick afterward, but IL feels first rate now. had
TO give up my other engagements, and had to
forfeit quite good deal OF money!"
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TEE RUsE OF STAGE RoBBER.-COlOradOl lawyers
have made use bf the supreme court decision on
the invalidity d criminal convictions by informal
ton to obtain TIE release Of Hamilton alias Bur
Y, where he isl serving sentence for rObDing
mail stage near AlamOSa In 1881. He built a pile
OF bruShWOOd across the road In the woods and set
up blackened sticks in such q way as to look like
gun barrels pointing at the coach. Having stopped
the coach, HatntltOn made all the passengers form
In line. He made motions backward toward the
supposed band OF rtflemen, telling them not TO
shoot until hF ordered them TO do 50. While the
supposed nndmen were covering the passengers
with their GINS the latter were robbed OF their
valuables By Hamilton, who escaped into the
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Two Children Crushed ca Death.
KILLED WHILE PLAYING ON A BIG LOG ON A HILL

PAoLI, KY, Jan. 3l.-News has just reached this
place or accident in French Lick township,
about eight miles west OF here The particulars
are as follows: Nicherson Mills residence stands
on hillside, and near the residence was a large
saw-log, which had been immovabe on account of
the frozen ground Mr.. Mills three children have
Yesterday afternoon, as usual they were PLAYING
around the log, which had become loosened by the
recent thaw, and started To roll The three
children ran, but were not able u outrun the log,
which caught the two youngest, aged i've and
seven years. rolling over them, killing them al
most instantly. The third child barely escaped
with his life,
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Transfers of Real Estate

DEEDS In lee have ben filed as Follows:
clementina Bridwell to Louis D. Carmap, pit. 9,
Is, so. 1908; $500. John n. Cushing ct al to L.
r. Shoemaker, lots !; TO y So. 1la9; s6253$ r. A.
1914; s679.2O c. Walter, executor, TO N. Ander-
son, sub Al, 50. $50; s.. c. Anderson let al. to
same, subs "a ana II, do; $. Nj. Anderson to
c. Schneider, sub II, do; $500. Same To Charles
Schneider, sub lots IL and "a; 300.
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A MOB POeTPONEs AMARRIAGR.-Nichael Mccoy,
grocer of Louisville, KY, made q narrow escape
from mob Thursday night. Mccoy is fifty years
Old and man OF family. A year ago he began to
visit a Miss Long and to neglect his wife, where
ration OF her maiden name. Her petition was
granted, and McCoy's attentions TO Misa Long, be-
fore secret, became open, and THURSDAY It was
learned that the couple were to be married that
night. As the ceremony was about to take place
at MISS Longs house mob gathered and made
female friend, and the mob pursued but did not
catch her. Mccoy In the meantime slipped out,
and after q search found his intended and they
were married by magistrate.
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ssUtieray Indefensible.,,

FrOIn Tie SulUly Hcrald.
The proposition 10 give up the Arm0ry lot to the
steam railways for Union depot Is one which
ought to be defeated SO deciSvely as to utterly
discourage all similar schemes. 1t Is bad enough
to have government buildings gradually filling up
the public parks OF the Capital. There is none too
much vacant ground In the city, and 1t would be
better TO Increase than to diminish the area OF the
reservations. But putting public buildings upon
pubic ground has certain justification which
cannot be found Tor turning them over to private
corporations. The bill To locate "a Union depot on
the Mall Is utterly tndefenSiUie.
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Real Estate Sales.

Robert H. Reyburn has bought of JOSEPH Prather
part lot 49, square c52, fronting 1911 ty 1O4 on
the west side OF OF 18th street, between d and H
q. b. Lockhart has bought OF C. Herr 1T. 126 B.
q HIS addition to West Washington. at the sOuth
west corner OF High and ID Streets for ,6O Anna
Lewis has bought OF Amos CrounSe sub lbt - So
1D cs,44o14 Teet, on street. between 18th and
10th streets northwest, for S6,S47.5O. Ii f. Cart
wright has sold x. NJ Llbbey AIN undivided half OF
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Interstate Commerce and Free Passes.
Judge Dillon, counsel OF the Union Pacific CON-
pany, writes to President Adams his opinion upon
the effect Of the interstate commerce act. The
judge says: ''Taking the scope OF the act, and
reading sections 1, 3 and 90 together, my opinion
is that railroad companies which are subject to
the provisions OF the act prohibited from iSsu-
Ing complimentary passes for any species OF free
travel not disconnected with Interstate COM
Judicially determined otherwise, your conclusion
not TO issue such passes is the one dictated by
prudence"
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THE RUSH Is OVER.
All work finished and ready for delivery. Many
thanks To my friends and patrons tor their patient in
duge.ce during the tall, when such the rush Of
work from the District and Al parts Ct the country
to do it promptly, but now have ample force aud
every facility 20 NIL all orders with promptness and
WHEATLEY. 1908 jefferson st.. Geouzet0wn- tsl-Sm
VUNHE CELLULOID TRUSS,
IL That never breaks, wears out, AlVayv clean
and can be worn while bathing.
623 7th street northwest
Mn. USHER devotes her attention to thu wants Of
Lady Patrons mi
THO THE RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY or
state that sm prepared to attend promptly tobhang
orders for Plumbing aud Gas Fitting, J.. v. GOONAN
1l2l VT sve. sd5oining the Portland dl4-am
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The Senatorial Contests.

CLOSE RACE BETWEEN MAXEY AND REAGAN IN TEXAS.
TIE INDIANA FIGHT.
The twenty-fir5t ballot in the Texas legislature
for U. S. Senator. Saturday, resulted: Maxey 46,
Reagan So, Ireland By. A motion that the Senate
withdraw from the joint session was defeated
twice, but prevailed the third time by one ma
1or1ty. An adjournment was taken until to-day.
The republicans OF the Indiana legislature de-
cl1ned to vote saturday in joint convention They
were afraid that, because OF so many pairs having
been made for Sunday holiday, in tie confusion
q democrat or two might have been missed in their
count of noses, and that rurpie might win. So the
vote in joint convention was very nght-Turpie
81, Allen 3, and present but declining 70 vote "a
member remarked loudly: Harrison is knocked
clear out OF the ring" :.
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ARRESTED FOR WHIPPING THE Boy no DEATH
Geo. Dallas, tenant farmer, was arrested I'm DAN
Fitzgerald, aged thirteen, the son OF his w1fe's
brother. Dallas TESTIFIED before the coroner that
the boy, who lived with him, had told him a lie;
he whipped with q leather strap fifteen or twenty
minutes. When he stopped whipping Fitzgerald,
the lad did not get up, and he picked him up and
sat him In chair. He did not intend TO kill the
lad, he said The dead body was sitting In the
chair when neighbor, whom Dallas summoned,
arrived. The body was covered with bruises. and
the skin was broken In several places
CHICAG0S GREAT HALL.-WOrk was begun Sat
urday on the great Chicago auditorium, In which
there Is TO be an assembly hall capable OF accom-.
modating 5000 people, and with seats for 1000
The immense room win be used for opera festivals
and conventions The building viii be ten stories
high, and OF the cost o., 100000 two-thards has
already been subscribed.
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DrsGUsTKD CUSTOMS OFFIcER--The Detroit
Free Press relates the story OF a woman with q
bundle who crossed the st. Lawrence river from
Ogdensburgh to Prescott and refused toinform the
customs officer OF the contents OF the package.
ThereupOn the Of1icer seized IL and the woman left
fn great anger. When the officer opened the pack
age he found a live baby In IL with slip Of paper
pinned TO It's dress that read: 'Pease care for nay
boy, and when he grows up make q customs Officer
OF hlm-if he isn't TOO smart"
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TIE EVENING STAR
PUBLISHED DAILY. Except Sunday,
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS,
Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and llth St.. by
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
3 H. KAUFMAN, IresG

IsE EVENING STAR is served to subscribers in the
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Neek or 44c- Ier month. Copies at the counter.
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tEntered at the Post Office at Washington. D. C., az
seseond-clsSs mail nIatterl -
The WEEKLY STAR-published FridayeS1 q
year, POSTAGE prepaid Six months. 30 cents.
All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance;
10 paper sent longer than is paid for.
Rates of advertising made known APPLICATION
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
Cellsded with q street Car.
A RUNAWAY MATCH resfreSEB ON ACCOUNT o. a
BAD AcsfPENT

LeuIsvnIK, XIV, Jan 3l.-wm. Riggs and Miss
Charlstte Wentz were 60 have been married sat
uriay evening nc the Clay and wslnst-street
church. They both live IN Germantown, and
their parents objected 10 their union. The young
lady slipped away frum her home and met her
lover, who WAS waiting with a hack. She was
helped In, and the driver was told "a drive fast
"a he could Al the corner OF Clay and Broadway
the young man recolected that he had neglected
10 procure the license. He opened the door TO
change the order 20 the driver. when the vehicle
was struck 10y a street car. The front wheels
were torn on. and the occupants spilled out into
the muddy street. As soon as young Riggs re
covered himself he went TO the assistance OF his
sweetheart, who was found To have badly sprained
her ankle. Another conveyance was summoned,
the young lady was carried home and the mar
rtage was indefinitely postponed
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Great Sale Of Horse~.
A TEXAS SYNDICATE PURCHASES 10000 HEAD II

FORTH WORTH, TEXAS, Jan. 3l-Probahly the
largest transaction In stock ever consummated In,
Fort Worth any other Texas city was that
closed SATURDAY. senior AGolfo Bundles. OF Durango
Mexico sold 20 J. II. Waite, ID. W. Humphreys ID.
ID. Dugan, G. H. Mccarthy, Frank II. SCHNEIDER
and q. ii. Dugan, a corporation which has pur-
chased large pasturage and stock yards near the
city, 20 900 head OF Mexican horses 60 be delivered
10 the company's agent at FL Paso In tnstallments
twice a week. The object OF the company Ii TO s-
tabliSh a large horse market I'm this city where
southern farmers and stockmen can be supplied.
senior Bundles Is a very wealthy stock raiser,
banker, merchant and manufacturer OF Durango.
who expresses himself very DESTROYS that better
trade relations exist between the two republics.
He says he would manufacture all the wooden and
cotton goods needed for his trade were Il not for
the extensive smuggling carried on across the
border.
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About two hundred socialists held q meeting in
Chicago yesterday and adopted resolutions pro-
before Congress to estabiish permanent miiitaTyS
post near that city.
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TNHOMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer
CHANCERY SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY ON
VERMONT AVENUE. BETWEEN T AND
STREETS NORTHWEST

STREETS NORTHWEST.
By virtue of q supplemental decree of the Su- -
Rreme Court of the District of Columbia passed III Xs
Equity Cause No. 9S9),on the l2d day of January I
A. ID. 1887 wherein Edward H. O'Brien al are com
planants and Mary Jacobs ct al defendants the
undersigned trustee named in said Decree will sell
public auction. in front of the premises. MONDAY
AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY THE SEVENTH, AT
FOUR O'CLOCK. sub lot 81 in Zug's subdivision of
original lot D. in square numbered 361 fronting ID
feet inches Vermont avenue the SIDE with
depth of 100 feet, public alley, between and
house.
Terms of sale. prescribed by decree: One third
Of purchase money to be paid in cash and the balance
payable in twelve and eighteen months from day of
SALE with interest at the rate of six 60 per
annum from the day of sale. The deferred payments
deed of trust upon the property sold, all cash at
option Of purchaser. A deposit of 300 will be
required ON day OF sale from the purchaser.
Terms To be complied with within ten days, or
property may be sold at risk and of defaultne
purchaser. All cOnvey.lncng at purchasers cost.
LINDEN KENT, Trustee
ta26-d&ds 1905 Pennsylvania ave. NV.
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nUNCANSON BROS. Auct1oneers.

IKUSTEES' SALE OF PARLOR, CHAMBER
DINING-ROOM AND OTHER FURNITURE,
M.ArTRESSEs, PILLOWS, HOLSTERS, BRUs.
TUKES. MihkORS, LAMBREQUINS, CURTAINS,
nc, &C
BY OF two certain deeds of trust recorded re-
sPectiveiy IL Loer No. ll5e, Ioo 1885, ct seq. and
Iber No. l2l1 folio 27S ct seq, Of the land records
Of the District OF Counbis and the request the
party secured thereby and we will sell, ON THURS
O'CLOCK A. NJ, u the auction rooms of Duncanson
Bros corner Of 9th and ID streets northwest in this
city The goods aud chattels mentioned in schedule
"a, m" and schedule .R" attached to said trust
Walnut Sideboard. Moquet and tapestry Carpets,
Oak and walnut bedroom Sets Red Plush Paror Suite.
Clocks Pictures. Chandeliers, Hair and other Mat
Portieres Folding Bed Walnut Extension Table, Plush
Rockers. nc, &c.
Terms cash. MOSES II. PAGE
Trustee under Trust in Liber $50, folio 1885,
MOSES II. PAGE,
ThOS. r. BROOKS.
Trustees under Trust In Liber 12l7, folio 27&
laced
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PUMMELLED A NEWSPAPERS MANI. w. Human,
formerly business manager OF the Danbury, Conn.,,
Democrat, was assaulted by John keeer on the
street Saturday. Keeler took onense at an article
In the Democrat concerning his alleged elope-
ment with Danbury young lady. and he warned
swift TO publish NO more. saturdays Democr4
added another chapter TO the article wfthoutN
particle OF truth, and failing 10 nnd Editor swift
keeler assaulted Hlnman. Human was struck
IA the face three or four times and some blood
was drawn.
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A MINISTER CHANGED WITH PERJURY.-Rev. l.
L. Luce, late OF Wilbur, Sabine county, Neb., and
for fifteen years prior TO 1872 a minister OF the
Erie Methodist Episcopal conference, was taken
from Erie, Pa, last Friday by Sheriff Lane, OF Sa-
bne county, on requisition by the governor VI
Nebraska, and under an indictment for perjury.
MI. Luce is charged with false swearing 10 get a
requsitiOn from the governor Of Nebraska Tor a
others. it is alleged had formed a conspiracy for
the purpose OF eXtorting money. Mr.. Luce asserts
that this case is conspiracy OF his political enc
mics I'm Nebraska
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How ONE FIRM PREVENTS STRIKES.-N. o. Mel
son, prominent manufacturer OF st. Louis, who
has had nearly years experience In prott-shar
ing with his men, expresses the opinion that IL Is
decidedly the best plan for the prevention Of
strikes and for the maintenance OF good feeling
between employer and employed. Last March
he began pront-sharfng In the factory Of the Nell
son manufacturing company, where between nifty
and one hundred men are employed. BY the
agreement with the men they were TO work ffJy-
five hours per week, receiving full pay, and at the
end OF the year, after allowing seven per cent
the capital invested and paying himself a salary
for his own services, the remainder OF the profits
was TO be divided equally upon the total amount
or wages paid and capital employed. This pro-
gram has been faithfully carried out and recently
dividend on salaries OF i've per cent was de-
clared.
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Nrrrow FrvrR p.Svc

YELLOW FEVER PANIC AMONG ToURIsTs.-A let
ter from Santiago de cuba, dated January ID,
says Mr. Davis. OF Pittsburg, Pa, died there from
yellow lever twelve days after his arrival. He
leaves wife and three children who expected 70
meet him In Jacksonville Fla, a few days hence.
A number OF deaths have occurred during DeceIn-
Der and January from the same cause TO the great
alarm OF tourists. who are leaving In large mum
ma